Why Biafra 'll be actualized without war - IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) has dispelled fears in some quarters that the new Biafra republic might not be actualized without another war.

It insisted that its non- violence philosophy  remained the best approach in the Biafra  restoration bid  despite stiff resistance and continued militarilisation of the South East zone by the Federal Government.

" Biafra fought a war of defense in 1967 to 1970 under the supreme  command and the leadership of late Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and cannot fight war again to get freedom", IPOB averred.

It said the recent Operation Python Dance launched by the Nigeria Army was a ploy by the military to continue its onslaught against the unarmed Biafra agitators but vowed never to be tempted to compromise its non violence stance.

IPOB in a statement issued yesterday by its Media and Publicity Officer, Emma Powerful, said the United Nations had made it easy for any people wishing to have its autonomy to exit from its parent country without wars.

" We want to take this opportunity to let Biafrans, Nigerians and the entire world to know that Biafra restoration is not by war because the United Nations law permits the rights for the self determination of the indigenous people around the world", IPOB said.

We are aware that some individuals fear that the Biafra project will turn to be war like 1967 and 1970, it will not be so because the international law gives room for the restoration of Biafra through the stipulated lay down processes.

Continuing, the statement said: " Biafra is not by war, self determination is not by war, it is authorized right by United Nations charter."

IPOB argued that if it were possible for some countries around the world to peacefully secede from others, Biafran case would not be an exception.

" Singapore was created out of Malaysia, Pakistan was created out of India, Bangladesh was created out of Pakistan, East Timor was created out of Indonesia, Sudan was created out of Great Egypt, and Eritrea was created out of Ethiopia.

"South Sudan was created out of Sudan, Southern Cameroon was carved out of Nigeria, Namibia was once part of South Africa, Gambia was once part of Senegambia, Ukraine was once part of USSR.

"Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia were once together in Yugoslavia, Crimea was once part of Ukraine, Czech and Slovakia were once together as Czechoslovakia."

Continuing, the statement said:  "United States of America was once part of the British Empire, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Amernia, Jordan, Israel, Palestine etc., were once part of the Othman Empire.

"Today they are all independent countries and most of them did not fight a war before they were freed. Very  soon it will be written in the history that Biafra was part of Nigeria because unity by force is slavery and it is unacceptable by Biafrans.

"We can be neighbours and do inter trading and other important things in common but it is not by force to stay together as one country.

IPOB said its decision to secede from Nigeria is non negotiable, vowing that no amount of intimidation or sabotage will scuttle the move.

"Biafrans  all over the world have made up their minds to be free from economic strangulation, killings, humiliation, marginalization, injustice of the contraption called Nigeria against the Biafrans."


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